Bad leadership - Software Engineer Nesto Employee Review

2.0
15 Sept 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good compensation and benefits. A good place to be a junior.

Cons

Seniority is all they care about. If you're a capable engineer, you'll make some of the old engineers feel insecure about their job. They don't seem to let go of their old bad practices and want to force them on everyone. I've seen so many people burnout within a few months because leadership doesn't care about individuals.

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Nesto Response
3y
Thanks for your review and feedback. Most of the engineering team (65 people) are seniors as we don't hire junior engineers for now. The technical level of the team is indeed very high but seniority or tenure is not everything. We promoted less experienced people as team leads as you may know, and they are doing great. We practically have no turnover in our technical team and team satisfaction is very high. I see you are a current employee. We'd like to understand better what you are referring to in terms of bad practices and seniority. You can reach out anonymously to one of our team members to discuss your concerns. We listen and care about everyone and we are always looking for ways to get better.

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4.0
27 June 2026
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Pros

Great coworkers + can rely on others

Cons

upward mobility easy for a particular profile, but they are getting better with diverse leadership

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Nesto Response
2d
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback, and for your loyalty over the past years, that means a lot to us. We're glad to hear that the sense of collaboration and trust among colleagues is something you've experienced firsthand. Building a team people can genuinely rely on is something we care deeply about. Your point on upward mobility and diverse leadership is one we take seriously. We recognize we have more work to do to ensure growth opportunities are accessible to everyone, regardless of background or profile. It's something we're actively investing in, and your feedback reinforces why that work matters. If you'd like to share more specific thoughts, we encourage you to connect with your us, we're always open to listening. You can reach out to hr@nestogroup.ca Thanks again for helping us get better.
1.0
18 June 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Scheduling changed and got better, salary was good.

Cons

FAVORITISM. They place people in new positions on who they like/wnjoy. You can continuously apply and not get it because they claim they want someone they “know” there really isn’t any growth opportunity unless they favorite you. This company is terrible. Placed a whole bunch of us and had us waiting for placements and laid us off.

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Nesto Response
1w
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We're glad scheduling improvements and compensation resonated positively with you. We are sorry to hear about your frustration around career growth and internal opportunities, and we take that feedback seriously. Supporting clear development paths for our team is something we're actively working to strengthen. We wish you all the best in what's next for you.
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